ARNOLD MCCRIMMON SOVA

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ARNOLD MCCRIMMON SOVA Peacefully passed away on July 13, 2006, at the age of 89 at Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Ethel in 1993, his parents Thomas and Annie Sova, brother Gordon, sisters Geraldine Sova, Beatrice Curson, Ruth Mowat, and niece Anne Foulds. Left to cherish his memory are his children Carolyn (Augie) Thorvaldson, Lenore Sova, Gary Sova and wife Joyce Wong, Debbie (Neil) Rostkowski, grandchildren Cheryl (Brian) Dempsey, Shelly (Kevin) Maslechko, Robert Thorvaldson, Raquel and Riley Sova, great grandchildren Steven and Sera Maslechko, Matthew Dempsey, many nieces, nephews, and friends. Arnold was born in Winnipeg on October 22, 1916, and lived most of his life in the West end of Winnipeg. As a young man he worked at Eldorado and Gunnar Gold Mines with his brother Gordon. Arnold served in the Royal Canadian Navy for five years during The Second World War and sailed on the HMCS Iroquois Tribal class destroyer. While in the Navy he trained as an electrician and attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Years later, Arnold was very proud to receive a medal from the Russian Government for escorting ships back to Russia on the Murmansk Run. On June 29, 1946, Arnold married the love of his life Ethel Johnson. Their door was always open to family and friends and many good times were enjoyed around the kitchen table. Arnold looked forward to family Sunday dinners where he often reminisced about his years in the Navy and working in the mines. He enjoyed summer vacations with family and friends for over 47 years at West Hawk Lake where we played many games of cribbage and enjoyed evenings by the campfire. He always claimed he wrote the book on playing crib. Following the war, Arnold worked for Kummen-Shipman until he joined the City of Winnipeg as an electrical inspector, retiring as the Chief Electrical Inspector in 1981. He was well respected by his peers. He was a long-standing member of Royal Canadian Legion No. 1; was an avid curler at the Valour Road Curling Club and enjoyed league bowling at Polo Park Lanes right up into his 80's. Arnold's family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Bethania Personal Care Home for their kindness and compassion. Pallbearers will be Robert Thorvaldson, Kevin Maslechko, Brian Dempsey, David Mowat, Don Brethauer, and Ron Povey. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday July 19, at Thomson Funeral Home, 669 Broadway. Interment to take place at Brookside Cemetery. There will be a viewing on Tuesday, July 18, from 7:00 8:30 p.m. If friends so desire, donations may be made in Arnold's memory to the ALS Society of Manitoba or CancerCare Manitoba. Thomson Funeral Home 669 Broadway 783-7211

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 17, 2006